THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MOTORING SUPPLEMENT,
Because it's new. Because it's individual... Because it's the most beautiful automobile of the day, this new Buick-the car of cars is enjoying the year of years.
Buch
MOTOR.CAM
THE NEW BUICK
Drawing the greatest crowds--winning the most enthusiastic praise-rolling up the biggest demand in all fiue-car history-the Silver Anniversary Buick with New Master- piece Boilies by Fisher is scoring the inost sensational aucccus ever won, by any new quality car!
Millions of specfuters thronging Buick showrooms in all parts of the country! Tens of thousands enthusiastienfly placing their orders for this Buick of Hicks and ear of
And all because it is not only a leading engineering achievement of the past twenty- five years embodying performance abili- ties unmatched anywhere in the work!-- but also because it ushers in an entirely new
is THE NEW STYLE
style-fascinating new mode-of automo-" tive beauty and luxury)/
The motorista of America "looked to the leader for leadership" in automotive design.. Buick answered with this epic car, Betting entirely new standards of style, beauty, and comfort, as well as of dashing performance. And the public is responding with over- whelming demanda demand that has forced the great Buick factory to produc tion levels unprecedented in its entire history!
THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY
BUICK
WITH MASTERPIECE BODIES BY. FISHER
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.,
Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.
LTD.
/33, WONG NEI CHỦNG ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY.
WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT BUICK WILL
BUILD THEM.
Christmas Greetings
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1928.
FIFTY YEARS HENCE.·
[By Sir Herbert Austin, K.B.E.J
Sir Horbert Austin is head of the world famous Austin Motor Company whose "Austin Soven" has done much to cheaper and popularize motoring in recent years. In this article, Sir Herbert, whilst refusing to go too deep into the realms of prophecy, deals with motoring in 1978.
The present state of motoring is the result of years of constant endeavour on the part of pioneers and manufacturers, and yet in general principle the vehicles wo have to-day are the same as we started with, say, 40 years ago. They are faster, less costly to run, and in every way more pleasant to usd, but they still remain much as they were at the end of the last century-an Internal combustion engine under a bonnet in front, driving the rear axle through a clash change-speed gearbox and steering of the Ackermann type.
The chief changes from an appearance and comfort point of vlow are in the carriage work, which it seems has now got down to stereotyped forms.
The electric vehicle-except ne used in confined areas in the shape
of the cost, and with far less risk will arrive at their destination in the minimum of time.
Fifty years is a long time to look ahead in the direction of
dovelopment, mechanical
and
judging by what has happened in the last 50 years, we can expect to see-those of us who are alive at that date-many changes and big improvements, but they will not all be in motors or motoring, By that time every family should. have its own house to live in, of such a size and type as wli warrant a pride in the possession of it. They will have seen at the interesting spots throughout the country many times, and the temptation to stop at home will! be more and more forceful. Thlai tendency will concentrate atten-
of trackless trams-has practical-tion on development in other
ly disappeared, in spite of all the directions. Aviation will provide great hopes that havo at various
new thrilla and excitement. The times been put forward.
Journeys to foreign countries by steam car has had the same fate.air will be a matter of everyday The petrol driven vehicle atands supreme to-day. Can it survive, be and if so will it keep its present of form for 50 more years?
occurrence,
and there will Interchange greater visitors, especially when we have evolved a universal lan- guage, which is one of the biggest deterrents at the present time to foreign travel.
Our present automobiles aro reasonably satisfactory, and while! improvements and changes are a matter of everyday occurrence, we are not like to see for some time such alterations in design as will make them out of date, either in appearance or performance.
Let us look at the question from It is n practical standpoint. reasonable to suppose that the cities and towns will get bigger and bigger and that people will The Immediate future will not continue to congregate in confined bring forward the vehicle we shaill areas, making traffic congestion so probably use 60 years hence, serious as to render some changes chiefly because the present manu- necessary. It will be no pleasure-turing interests could not provide to motor in these eftles and towns, for radical changes even if they and even in many of the highways, were appreciated, and we know as we do at present, 60 years. what the future would bring forth. hence. There will be more com- munal travelling on fast and silent running vehicles, many of which will be of the trackless tram type, using electric current from overhead wires and avoiding the unhealthy exhaust fumes that at present vitinte our atmosphere.
If some magician would sell me Those vehicles which need free- dom of movement and do not use the knowledge of what would be electric energy will be possible the type of vehicle we shall use only on tlie country roads, and will In 50 years time, I would be pre- have means for neutralizing the pnred to pay him a big lump sumi a substantial part of exhaust gases where Internal com-down and bustion motors are the propelling the big, profits I should be able to make with the knowledge, but medium.
The desire for rushing about as things are at the moment I have from one place to another will to be content to know what la have worn off to a large extent, going to be the type for next year. and the mass of the people will and I expect this is the position] have other interests to occupy with most other manufacturers in
We all havel their time. If they find it neces- the world to-day.. sary to go to any particular paint our "day dreams," but the exig they will get into one of the ancies of trade generally are suf- vehicles passing their door at re-ficiently exacting to keep us from kular intervals and for one-tenth doing much gambling on "futures."
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LANCIA PLANT IN US. Lancia Motors, the Italian auto manufacturers, will begin produc tion of a large V-eight car in this country. The consulting engineer
one In Illinois. of the company is Ralph DePalma, stalled in Chicago. It is the first famous racing driver.
The Christmas Gift
for the Entire Family
Be good to yourself and your family. Buy an automobile for Christmas to be enjoyed for months and years to come.
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